Reid sent this interesting NYT piece on publishers selling books in non- traditional venues like sporting goods stores and delis.
Matt mused: “Eagle Dreams on table with wilderness gear at outfitters store…
“Edge of the Wild dual-billed at Whole Foods with the authentic Italian meats AND in pasta isle…
“Tiger Country [ unpublished novel] at LSU Union Bookstore, placed in lap of large stuffed tiger mascot plush toy (Geaux Bodieaux!)…
“(OK, that last one maybe a little over the top.)”
He then sent this:
Actually the Golden Spur Bar in Magdalena used to sell my books. And Ron Peterson’s Guns in Albuquerque…
Haven’t I been saying you and Libby should do a cookbook. That would expand your range some more!
Y’know…I’m at the point I’d be willing to sell a book anywhere.
Although I admit that I have a sick love of bookstores…
I’d rather sell in a bookstore than anywhere else, but I’ll try anything!
I once saw ALL of your books as well as most every other decent in-print sporting titles in an otherwise very typical rod-and-gun shop along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
Even though I was in a rush to get out to hunt diving ducks on the bay, I bought a couple books just to encourage the owner.
I would certainly rather buy hunting/fishing books from such a place than the bad service and bad reputation of Wilderness Adventures.